Engine Swap
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From: Littleton, CO USA
Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: L92/LQ4 (both w/4" stroke)
Transmission: 4L80E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
More than it would cost net to sell your current car and buy a factory V8 car.
Harsh reality.
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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R. 2.93 limited slip. Cat-back from '91 GTA, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LG4 w/'87 LB9 block, ZZ3 cam and intake, World 305 heads, Hooker headers & y-pipe, 3" Catco cat).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. 0.030 over 396, Weiand Action+, Edelbrock 1901 Q-Jet, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" Hedders, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & Trans-Scat shift kit, 3.08 8.2" 10-bolt w/Powertrax, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Best 15.1 @ 5800' Bandimere w/open diff & slipping tranny. Daily driver while Camaro was being put together.
Harsh reality.
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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R. 2.93 limited slip. Cat-back from '91 GTA, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LG4 w/'87 LB9 block, ZZ3 cam and intake, World 305 heads, Hooker headers & y-pipe, 3" Catco cat).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. 0.030 over 396, Weiand Action+, Edelbrock 1901 Q-Jet, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" Hedders, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & Trans-Scat shift kit, 3.08 8.2" 10-bolt w/Powertrax, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Best 15.1 @ 5800' Bandimere w/open diff & slipping tranny. Daily driver while Camaro was being put together.
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From: Western Mass
So ur tellin me that it would be more than like 4g's or somthing like that ur crazy...I see brand new ones in catalog's for like 3g's the engine..but i don't need a new one a slightly used 305 or 350 is fine...
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I agree with Five7. I'm not against engine swaps by any means, but, unless you're emotionally attached to your car, you might consider buying a factory V-8 car. Part of the reason I say that is 3rd Gen Camaros and, to a lesser extent, Firebirds are a dime a dozen in this area. I pass at least 5 car lots on my way to work every morning and everyone of them has a 3rd Gen Camaro for sale. Plus, there's a house on that route with a Camaro for sale out front.
Again, I have nothing against V-6's or engine swaps. It's just that a factory V-8 car will already be wired and equipped. And, since you are willing to go with a 305, you should be able to pick one up cheap.
Autotrader.com lists 15 Camaros, 1988-92, for less than $4000 within 15 miles of my house. Take this one, for example:
http://www.autotrader.com/findacar/v...ke=CHEV&model= CAM&distance=30&car_year=1991&ac_afflt=ATLANTACLASSIFIEDS.COM&borschtid=98108088711479094404
[This message has been edited by Da91Bird (edited April 12, 2001).]
Again, I have nothing against V-6's or engine swaps. It's just that a factory V-8 car will already be wired and equipped. And, since you are willing to go with a 305, you should be able to pick one up cheap.
Autotrader.com lists 15 Camaros, 1988-92, for less than $4000 within 15 miles of my house. Take this one, for example:
http://www.autotrader.com/findacar/v...ke=CHEV&model= CAM&distance=30&car_year=1991&ac_afflt=ATLANTACLASSIFIEDS.COM&borschtid=98108088711479094404
[This message has been edited by Da91Bird (edited April 12, 2001).]
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From: Loveland, OH, US
Car: 4
Engine: 6
Transmission: 5
That's not what he said...
He said in effect, more than the difference between what you can sell your car for, and what you can buy a V8 car for.
Bottom line: if you're shopping this deal on price, sell your 6-cylinder car and buy a V8 car. You can't make the swap any cheaper than jsut swapping cars. It should be no more than $2k difference to go from your base model RS to a top-of-the-line Z28 or IROC or T/A or whatever.
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He said in effect, more than the difference between what you can sell your car for, and what you can buy a V8 car for.
Bottom line: if you're shopping this deal on price, sell your 6-cylinder car and buy a V8 car. You can't make the swap any cheaper than jsut swapping cars. It should be no more than $2k difference to go from your base model RS to a top-of-the-line Z28 or IROC or T/A or whatever.
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